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    Bad Housekeeping
    Bad Housekeeping
    Bad Housekeeping
    Audiobook8 hours

    Bad Housekeeping

    Written by Maia Chance

    Narrated by Lisa Cordileone

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    When 28-year-old Agnes Blythe, the contented bifocals-wearing half of an academic power couple, is jilted by her professor boyfriend for the town Pilates instructor, her future is suddenly less than certain. So when her glamorous, eccentric Great Aunt Effie arrives in town and offers a job helping to salvage the condemned Stagecoach Inn, what does Agnes have to lose? But work at the inn has barely begun when the unlikely duo find the body of manipulative Kathleen Todd, with whom Agnes and Effie both have recently had words. Words strong enough to land them at the top of the suspect list.
    The pair have clearly been framed, but no one else seems interested in finding the real murderer and Agnes and Effie's sleuthing expertise is not exactly slick. Nevertheless, they're soon investigating a suspect list with laundry dirtier than a middle school soccer team's and navigating threats, car chases, shotgun blasts, and awkward strolls down memory lane.
    In Bad Housekeeping, the first novel in the Agnes & Effie cozy mystery series by Maia Chance, danger mounts, deadlines loom, ancient knob-and-tube wiring is explored, and the ladies learn a thing or two about the awful, wonderful mistake that is going back home.

    Editor's Note

    Dark and lighthearted…

    Agnes agrees to help her quirky great-aunt Effie redo the old Stagecoach Inn. It’s the perfect distraction from her recent breakup, after all. But what should be a straightforward project gets a lot messier when Agness and Effie discover a body — and become the top suspects. This first novel in Chance’s “Agnes & Effie” murder mystery series strikes the right balance between dark and lighthearted, funny and thrilling.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEverand Productions
    Release dateFeb 15, 2022
    ISBN9781094438818
    Bad Housekeeping
    Author

    Maia Chance

    Maia Chance, national and bestselling author, writes mystery novels that are rife with absurd predicaments and romantic adventure. She was born in rural Washington State, grew up in the small-town of Moscow, Idaho, and after living in upstate New York and Boston for a decade, she returned to the Seattle area. She now makes her home with her family on magical Bainbridge Island.

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    • 5/5
      Wonderfully whimsical. Glad I read the reviews and decided to give a listen. GREAT narrator too!!
    • 5/5
      this was funny and cute and written in a good rhythm, i liked it
    • 5/5
      The wit throughout this book is amazing. Great and enjoyable read. I'm pretty sure I have relatives that rival Aunt Effie.
    • 5/5
      This book was cute. I really liked the snarky inner thoughts of the narrator who was the introverted main character. Aunt Effie is someone who I would really like in my family!
    • 5/5
      Super fun. Well written. Awesome sarcastic tone of voice, first person narration by main character. (As a writer, I know how hard it is to pull that off!) I really really enjoyed this and look forward to the next one.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable cozy mystery. Looked forward to the next title in this series.
    • 5/5
      Easy listening, nice mystery story. Funny at times as well. The narrator did a good job to make this an enjoyable audiobook!
    • 5/5
      I liked it a lot! I enjoyed the story line, and the characters! Much mystery and very satisfying ending. I will recommend it to friends!
    • 5/5
      The narrator was so good and I loved this story. So light hearted and funny.
    • 4/5
      The humor. It’s was lighthearted and witty, good story line.
    • 5/5
      One of the best Cozy mysteries ever. Hoping for more.
    • 4/5
      Funny and well paced. Full of quirky characters. It held my interest until the end. I enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      An enjoyable read! a mix of twists & turns, refreshing humour, romance and likable characters! Agnes's character reminds me a lot of Jennifer Aniston in some of her movies (Agnes is slightly more nerdy though! :) the murderer became quite predictable at some point, but story still enjoyable. Narrator was fantastic! she creates perfect tones and accents for each character without over doing it, well done!
    • 5/5
      Quick and lively. Different and whimsically quirky with attitude
      ! I loved it! Celeste
    • 5/5
      Still listening to the book. So far the novel isn't it only great, but so is the narrator. I'm so impressed!
    • 4/5
      Kind of a cute story and kind of corney too. Entertaining while I was doing housework
    • 5/5
      The narrator was excellent.
      I enjoyed the book And i'm going to read another
    • 4/5
      This was a light funny read. I enjoyed it. It wasn't serious like a dugoni or a methos, but it was still a murder mystery, and I actually laughed a few times throughout. Especially when she talks about a rascal scooter LOL. It's a nice break from a more serious and deadly murder mystery. I don't think anyone would regret this read.
    • 5/5
      The reader was one of the best I’ve heard- perfect for this book
    • 3/5
      Not my usual choice so a little “Scooby doo” G rated crime for mine. I did still enjoy it.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely hysterical. The narrator was perfect for this role. I’m looking forward for the next books in the series.
    • 5/5
      The story was great and the narrator really captured the spirit of the characters.
    • 5/5
      What an excellent mystery. Great characters with fun personalities. The narration is fantastic.
    • 5/5
      Fabulous.
      Loved it.
      Great characters.
      Wonderful narration.
      Looking for more. ?
    • 5/5
      I loved the funny asides and the commentary . Ending was a bit of a surprise because the character did not appear throughout the story. I enjoyed it!
    • 5/5
      Perfect marriage of a creative, humorous, well/written plot to an extremely talented narrator. I will be looking for more audiobook collaborations with these talented ladies.
    • 2/5
      Implausible side characters, while remainder characters are superficial and tedious to follow or care about.
    • 4/5
      Main character starts off as a sulky twenty something, but you find out why during the book. Great fun.
    • 4/5
      Perfect match of MC and narrator; I don’t know when I’ve encountered better. Different story, however, when I came to her enactment of some of the other characters- there is nothing sexy or manly about her Otis, for instance, and I have to say that Aunt Effie sounds rather like a cartoon ostrich/emu. And I would ask the author, as she (hopefully!) pens more Agnes mysteries, please NOT to add any characters requiring foreign accents- the French?man in this title was made positively unbearable- ziss, zem, zzat, etc.
      But the voicing of MC Agnes was spot on- anxious to hear more!
    • 4/5
      Lighthearted and entertaining mystery, fun audio book with quirky narration.